The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-09
THE CHARM OF HEALTH
stage Women whose Principal aud
Lasting Beauty H. Robust Health.

stage Women whose Principal aud
Lasting Beauty .. Robust Health.
New York SUM-
The most charming actresses Of
tue stage are, with rare exceptions,
women Of robust health. Personal
charm has quite rs much TO do with
success on the boards rs mental abil-
ity; perhaps more. and personal
charnls-that something which lies
deeper than mere beauty. and IL
called for want Of u better word,
'mngnetism"- depends TO wonder
fnl extent on the physical condition
oil the actress Mrs. Lnngtry's man
nger once said that the Lily was the
best matinee attraction on the stage;
that IL, she Is attractive TO women as
well ms 10 men. Her healthy English
color has pnled Of late, but her beauty
Is still the beauty Of good health, and
her complexion, when she lets II
alone. the product Of clear blood and
plenty Of exercise: She is n famous
walker, and must regret her quarrel
with Coghlan II only for the chance
II lost her Of still further advertising
IN his new play her skill with the
foils.
'oghlan = sister is q woman whose
success has deiicd the ANALYSIS Of
clever critics. Rose Coghlan is not
pretty, nj least her face is not. but
two generations have ravcd over her
beauty. Her rude health Is the only
explanation She is rugged and her
yigor Is infectious.
When DAILY took his company 10
England the London Times called
Ada Rehan 'pawky." u provincial.
ism for charmingly healthy or health.
lily charming. She Is n wholcsomcly
well woman.
Ills the same with Carrie Turner
She Is no beauty. but she is,so beau.
tifully healthy that moi one person In
ten who secs her calls her face to SO.
we're account.
Mrs. George Gould. before she be-
came The mother Of the only baby
whose long clothes were photo.
graphcd for newspaper illustration.
was, rs Miss Kingdom. vigorous
girl. well cared for 10y good mother,
extremely fond Of open air and
bcaming with The roses Of exercise.
Fanny Davcnport's strength is.a
marvel Her father was OF fine
physical proportions. and have
seen Fanny, as Lady Gay Spanker,
catch her Dolly and swing him three
times around her. his feet perform.
ing a dizzy circle In the air. never
touching tho floor. Fanny does not
do that now Tho antics that wo.
man went through couple of years
ago. when she was trying 10 get rid
of her superintendent flesh. would
have killed an ordinary woman. but
produced little or no effect upon her.
Mary Andrrson's charm depends
on her good bluegrass constitution,
aud am not sure she does not owe
moro of her freedom from care and
worry to good health than religion,
though the latter gets all the credit
with her.
licrnhardt used Ia have the agility
aud strength Of u cnt.
Patti Il robust woman. The
queens ui opera aud tragedy are oi
majestic physique. Frau Matcrna
Is Imposing.
Lilli Lehman is = woman of mag.
indecent health.
Jnnauschck i an old woman. hut
n vigorous one.
Modicska Is rs charming M when
she was Younger.
| have seen poor Ecliua DOlaro,
when she must have been past forty,
carry . whole ihralcr full oi people
into rapture hy the ,igor and physi.
cal perfection Ut spanish shawl
dance.
Auna Robo j. 50 sound NJ health
that her skin i fresh enough tn call
for no makeup after years on the
stage She ha, never even tried n
dash uf powder
Annie Finley j. % we'll woman with
skin ~ ,oii rs baby
| l,osina Woke wn- something oi an
invalid last year. hut YEAR ugO.
when the Nokc~'s were altogether il
was the bloom anil flush III health IN
the faces oi the girls quite ~ mnch
~ lrrd Nolkes' funny lung legs and
fawdon \okrs' Funny short unr-
that made them popular Rosina
has fine constitution.
There has never hrrn any nonscnsc
about fashionable pnllor on the stage
Stage beauties. Ia spite IL late hours.
the NcNntions and intigucs of travel
ing. The strain oi the work, etc. are
strong women, and women 1T the
stage arr finding out that by cultiyal.
ING health they. too. cultivate In
equal proportion good looks aud
charm,